The first time I watched this movie, I didn't understand why people loved it. I thought it was terrible, to stupid to be funny. This movie did grow on me, I think it gets better each time I watch it!
The main character Napoleon is a geek in high school with no friends. He becomes friends with the new student, Pedro. Everything is so awkward in the movie; the way they dress, the way they talk and interact and then to end the movie with the famous dance at the school election! The characters are portrayed through appearance, dialogue, external action, internal action, reactions of other characters and dramatic foils.
The foil is contrasting Napoleon and the popular students. The plot of this movie has a good story line, the irony of at first laughing at the main character and then rooting for him in the end. By the end of the movie the geek becomes an idol of the school after his dance and helping his friend win the election.
According to http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/napoleon_dynamite/, 73% of viewers liked the movie and the average rating was a 3 out of 5. I would have to suggest to others, watch the movie again in order to really enjoy the quirkiness of the movie!
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